diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/BaseHibernateValidatorConfiguration.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/BaseHibernateValidatorConfiguration.java
index dc0de5525..5db0cc56e 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/BaseHibernateValidatorConfiguration.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/BaseHibernateValidatorConfiguration.java
@@ -488,6 +488,14 @@ default S locales(Locale... locales) {
 	@Incubating
 	S failFastOnPropertyViolation(boolean failFastOnPropertyViolation);
 
+	/**
+	 * Allows providing a custom bean tracking voter that helps to identify whether
+	 * the processed beans have to be tracked when cascaded into.
+	 *
+	 * @param processedBeanTrackingVoter the {@link ProcessedBeansTrackingVoter bean tracking voter} to apply.
+	 * @return {@code this} following the chaining method pattern
+	 * @since 9.1
+	 */
 	@Incubating
 	S processedBeansTrackingVoter(ProcessedBeansTrackingVoter processedBeanTrackingVoter);
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/spi/tracking/ProcessedBeansTrackingVoter.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/spi/tracking/ProcessedBeansTrackingVoter.java
index 14462de15..bd489b0a7 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/spi/tracking/ProcessedBeansTrackingVoter.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/spi/tracking/ProcessedBeansTrackingVoter.java
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 
 import org.hibernate.validator.Incubating;
 
+/**
+ * Helps to determine whether the processed beans of a particular type have to be tracked
+ * when cascaded into. Used during metadata building step.
+ * <p>
+ * The default voter returns {@link Vote#DEFAULT} which means that if the bean has any cascading properties,
+ * it will be considered as such that requires tracking,
+ * and if there are no cascading properties -- the bean tracking is ignored for this type.
+ */
 @Incubating
 public interface ProcessedBeansTrackingVoter {